New Sounds in Swing

New Sounds in Swing
Studio album by
Joe Newman and Billy Byers
Released1956
Recorded1956
New York City
GenreJazz
LabelJazztone
J-1217
ProducerGeorge T. Simon
Joe Newman chronology
I'm Still Swinging
(1955) 		New Sounds in Swing
(1956) 		Salute to Satch
(1956)

New Sounds in Swing (also released as Byers' Guide) is an album by jazz trumpeter Joe Newman and trombonist Billy Byers recorded in 1956 for the mail order Jazztone label.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

Writing for AllMusic, Ken Dryden awarded the album four stars, noting "Byers wrote most of the music for the date and the solos remain very fresh. The performances are comparable to other musicians' better-known dates that have had the benefit of better promotion by their record labels and wider exposure through reissues".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Billy Byers except as indicated

  1. "Who's Cool?" – 6:18
  2. "Byers' Guide" – 3:56
  3. "Happiness Is Just a Thing Called Joe" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg) – 4:19
  4. "Fingernails on the Windowpane" – 4:09
  5. "April's Delight" (Judy Spencer) – 6:36
  6. "Gin and Catatonic" – 5:12
  7. "Dialogue in F" (Spencer) – 4:17
  8. "Tribute to the West" – 4:18
  9. "I Found a Million Dollar Baby" (Harry Warren, Mort Dixon, Billy Rose) – 2:24
  10. "Which One Is Sali" – 7:31

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Discogs Album Entry accessed December 3, 2015
  2. ^ Jazztone discography accessed December 3, 2015
  3. ^ a b Dryden, Ken. New Sounds in Swing – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 3, 2015.